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Economica - by Victoria Bateman (Hardcover)

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  • The story of how women made the world rich How many female entrepreneurs, economic revolutionaries, merchants, and industrialists can you name?
  • About the Author: Victoria Bateman has taught at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, most recently as the director of studies in economics at Gonville & Caius College.
  • 480 Pages
  • Business + Money Management, Economic History

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The story of how women made the world rich

How many female entrepreneurs, economic revolutionaries, merchants, and industrialists can you name? You would be forgiven for thinking that, until very recently, there were none at all.

But what about Phryne, the richest woman in ancient Athens, who offered to pay to rebuild the walls of Thebes after the city was razed by Alexander the Great? Or what about Priscilla Wakefield, the writer who set up the first English bank for women and children? And, just as important, what about the everyday women who, paid only a pittance, labored for the profit of others?

From the most successful women of their day to those who struggled to make ends meet, Economica takes you on a journey that begins in the Stone Age and ends in the twenty-first century, spanning the world's historic centers of prosperity: Egypt, Mesopotamia, Peru, the Indus Valley, the Roman Empire, the Islamic Empire, China, Europe, and the United States. By shining a light on the women whose contributions to the economy have been hidden for far too long, Economica is more than a history of women--it is a more accurate economic history of us all.



About the Author



Victoria Bateman has taught at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, most recently as the director of studies in economics at Gonville & Caius College. She is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Royal Society of Arts and author of The Sex Factor and Naked Feminism. She lives in Kent, UK.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.25 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W)
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 480
Genre: Business + Money Management
Sub-Genre: Economic History
Publisher: Seal Press (CA)
Format: Hardcover
Author: Victoria Bateman
Language: English
Street Date: September 30, 2025
TCIN: 94501289
UPC: 9781541606067
Item Number (DPCI): 247-34-3893
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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